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A shiv, also chiv, schiv, shivvie or shank, [1] [2] is a handcrafted bladed weapon resembling a knife that is commonly associated with prison inmates. Since weapons are prohibited in prisons, the intended mode of concealment is central to a shiv's construction.
Shawshank State Prison is a fictional New England state prison in the state of Maine. It serves as the primary location in the novella Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption by Stephen King, as well as the film adaptation. The prison has also been mentioned in several other works by King.
The report said that retribution for snitching led to an increased incidence of inmate-on-inmate violence at the prison in the late 1970s. [15] There had been several disturbances at the prison prior to the riot. In 1976, a work strike was organized by inmates as a response to the prison's poor conditions.
The last-minute filing details the injuries sustained by Paul and Maggie Murdaugh based on autopsy information, photos of the victims and evidence collected by the crime scene investigators.
Correctional Training Facility (CTF), commonly referenced as Soledad State Prison, is a state prison located on U.S. Route 101, five miles (eight kilometers) north of Soledad, California, adjacent to Salinas Valley State Prison.
Both FSP and California State Prison, Sacramento (SAC) share the mailing address: Represa, CA 95671. [8] [9] Represa (translated as "dam" from the Spanish language) is the name given in 1892 to the State Prison post office because of its proximity to a dam on the American River that was under construction at the time.
By Daniel Trotta (Reuters) -A gunman shot and wounded two children aged 5 and 6 at a California school on Wednesday before shooting himself dead in what investigators said appeared to be an attack ...
Although the prison maintained the high wall method, it added new modern technology such as surveillance and electronically monitored perimeters, and changed the way prisons are operated. The change of prison operating system has led to branching prisons off into multiple factors to meet the needs of the incarcerated population.